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The Byron Community Unit School District Board of Education is pleased to introduce Ms. Emily Hardesty as the District’s new School Resource Officer, or SRO. Hardesty will bring with her 13 years of successful law enforcement experience to the District. School Board President, Christine Lynde, comments, “When Mr. Barton established […]
The 2019 Senior Master Showman winner was Casey Besse of Freeport, for the second year in a row! The runner up was Lexi Lichty, Monroe Center. Other senior participants ages 14 – 18 included Brooke Allen, Byron; Dominick Alsup, Lindenwood; Kayla Blum, Polo; Hannah Seaworth, Lindenwood; Renee Gehrke, Byron; Jackson […]
Byron Civic Theatre in Byron, Ill., opened its 25th season last weekend with Matilda the Musical, a captivating production of Roald Dahl’s classic children’s story. With an ensemble cast of 60-plus children and adults from the community, Matilda features energetic music and witty dialogue set on a backdrop that’s just […]
Three of Stillman Valley’s FBLA officers attended the Illinois State Leadership workshop from July 17-19 at the Northfield Inn Suites in Springfield, Ill. Richie Sutliff, Tyler Kubiszewski and Logan Apsey took part in the leadership training and workshop sponsored by Future Business Leaders of America. The workshop’s focus was to […]
ByronFest’s 32nd Annual Quilt Show was held July 12-14 at the Byron Museum of History. Quilt Show Committee Co-Chairs Wanda Cacciatore and Jan Emmons are happy to announce the blue ribbon winners show and to thank everyone that entered a quilt or volunteered in order to make this quilt […]
Rotary Club of Byron announces a new service project – collecting can tabs to raise money for Ronald McDonald House! Area bars and restaurants are saving can tabs in special buckets provided by Rotary; when full, the buckets will be collected and sent to recycling stations. All funds are donated […]
Part of first-ever Freedom & Dignity Festival coming Aug. 10 Time is slipping away to purchase tickets to the Freedom & Dignity Festival, scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 10 beginning at 3 p.m. at the Schaumburg Boomers Baseball Stadium in Schaumburg. This is the inaugural country music festival to support Café […]
It is with deep sadness that we at Byron Dragway mourn the passing of our dear friend, colleague, and mentor, Ron Leek. Perhaps best known as the long time owner and announcer at Byron Dragway, Ron’s contributions to motorsports transcend the race track he called home for over fifty years. […]
Tween/Teen Scene 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Ages: 10-14 years Each class requires a separate registration. Please visit Byron.evanced.info/signup or call 815-234-5107 to register. Pizza Mania: Tuesday, July 16 Llama Mixed Media Art: Tuesday, July 23 Bilingual Kids Session 2-Tuesdays: July 9-23 10 to 10:45 a.m. Ages: Entering 1st and 2nd […]
